Suggestion to change

[mari815]

Hallo everyone,

I'm using SubWorkshop 2.51 but I would like to change and I'm asking you advice for another software.

I am interested in two features:

1 - The counter for words - which is not possible as far as I know in SW 4 -
2 - Different colour just for some lines, which is not possible with srt files at all, as some of you explained to me.

What would you suggest?

thank you in advance.

[jman98]

If you want color, you CANNOT use SRT.

If you use SRT, then you CANNOT have color.

If you want color, then use a format that supports it like ASS (Sub Station Alpha).

[mari815]

If you want color, you CANNOT use SRT.

If you use SRT, then you CANNOT have color.

If you want color, then use a format that supports it like ASS (Sub Station Alpha).

..that's why I wrote "Different colour just for some lines, which is not possible with srt files at all".


I am just trying to avoid to spend time in looking uselessly for features I need in software I never used before by asking to some of you which knew already which can be good for me for these two things I need.

Thank you anyway for your kind answer.

[videobruger]

Not being quite sure what you want but you could try SubtitleEdit.

It'll show you char/sec, no of chars in the individual lines of a subtitle as well as total no of chars.

You change color with a right click on a subtitle (or group of)

And I believe srt supports color with a syntax like

3
00:00:16,030 --> 00:00:21,030
<font color="#ffff00">Then use for example
SubTitleEdit to create subtitles.</font>

[mari815]

Not being quite sure what you want but you could try SubtitleEdit.

It'll show you char/sec, no of chars in the individual lines of a subtitle as well as total no of chars.

You change color with a right click on a subtitle (or group of)

And I believe srt supports color with a syntax like

3
00:00:16,030 --> 00:00:21,030
<font color="#ffff00">Then use for example
SubTitleEdit to create subtitles.</font>

unfortunately with srt files you loose every change when you save the file.

That you suggest sounds good...

[Nikse]

Hi mari815!

As jman98 pointed out Sub Station Alpha is a nice editor (but only for SSA files I think... and a bit old).
Aegisub is, in my opinion, a better tool for advanced effects. Works with ASS files.

Wheather or not the SubRip format supports color really depends on where/what you want to play your video.
Most players on the pc support colors and so do many converters: http://ale5000.altervista.org/subtitles.htm

Subtitle Edit has color support for SubRip files (right click in list view -> color), but only use the feature if your player supports it.

EDIT: LOL, I must be a slow typer... two posts since I started typing

[mari815]

Hi mari815!

As jman98 pointed out Sub Station Alpha is a nice editor (but only for SSA files I think... and a bit old).
Aegisub is, in my opinion, a better tool for advanced effects. Works with ASS files.

Wheather or not the SubRip format supports color really depends on where/what you want to play your video.
Most players on the pc support colors and so does many converters: http://ale5000.altervista.org/subtitles.htm

Subtitle Edit has color support for SubRip files (right click in list view -> color), but only use the feature if your player supports it.

Thank you Nikse. Do you also know if Aegisub has characters counter as well?

[Nikse]

Do you also know if Aegisub has characters counter as well?

Not as far as I know...

unfortunately with srt files you loose every change when you save the file.

What do you mean? Also in latest SE 3.3.3?

[mari815]

Do you also know if Aegisub has characters counter as well?

Not as far as I know...

unfortunately with srt files you loose every change when you save the file.

What do you mean? Also in latest SE 3.3.3?

Sorry Nikse, what is SE 3.3.3 ?

I mean that with SubWorkshop i go in settings, I change the color of the line I want, Saving, Opening again the file... and no change is saved.
Then someone here told me that Srt files doesn't support colors at all.

By the way it seems I need to choose... colors or character count.
Except perhaps for SubEdit, if i well understood the post from videoburger it should be possible with it doing both things..
grrr...i need time to try and I dont have time!

But when I'll find out I'll post it, you are all a big help for me!

[Nikse]

I'm the coder of Subtitle Edit (SE) so I'm not completely partial... but I don't mind mentioning other editors. Another one is VisualSubSync which do have characters/sec.

[mari815]

I'm the coder of Subtitle Edit (SE) so I'm not completely partial... but I don't mind mentioning other editors. Another one is VisualSubSync which do have characters/sec.

So you'll be glad to have then an impartial opinion after i tried
Hope soon...!